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13/09/2019 10:45 am
Mustang 1/18 scale questtion
Recently saw this ad on the danbury website i thought they dont make diecast cars anymore
Just wondering are they back or someone else is making it for them ?
13/09/2019 11:03 am
Danbury Mint is not producing models anymore. The offerings they're presenting...
... are manufactured by 1:18 scale makers. Needless to say, DM has a huge customer list from the 1:24 clientele so they're capitalizing on their base to offer these models.
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13/09/2019 11:07 am
Who is manufacturing danbury's cars ?
Just wondering if the quality is danbury quality still ?
13/09/2019 11:13 am
Mostly ACME. They purchased the old Highway 61 and some of the GMP molds.
14/09/2019 6:30 am
Franklin and Danbury commission runs of cars through
Acme who has exclusive rights to Exact Detail tooling and any commissioned runs using Greenlight owned, Hwy61 tooling and some GMP tooling including GT Spirit tooling. Acme owns some GMP tooling and others. Im doing a commissioned run next year that Franklin is also tagging onto through Acme. As Marlow said, why not take advantage of that huge customer base they both still have. While most 1/24 collectors don't like the size of 1/18 using the nicer higher end tooling they are hoping it will satisfy most collectors.